MPPLatinoApplicant2021

Well, Let's roll the ball with this year's HKS applicants. Let's keep ourselves updated and distracted until decisions are released. 😀

Yep, I sent my app back in November. I don't know about the Discord group, though.

I got accepted for the MIA program (as a spring 2022 applicant) and got $120k in finaid. My finaid letter came with my admission letter in late november, but hear some cases in the fall round that receive their letters in late march.

Yep, just sent my application yesterday.

Hello everyone if you can help me evaluate my profile for HKS (MPP), and SIPA (MIA), and if I hold any chance of scholarships. Thanks in advance! Undergrad Information: I hold Two Bachelors degrees - Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) concentrating in International and Global Affairs, Economics, and Business and Government Policy from Top Peruvian University Latest GPA 4.00 Cumulative: 3.9 Dean List, Honor Society, Summa Cumme Laude) Relevant Coursework: Extremely Quant Focus degree (Micro and Macroeconomics, Experimental Statistics, Applied Calculus, between others with As and A+) - Bachelor in Arts (BA) in Political Science concentrating in Democracy, Politics, and Institutions, and Political and Economic Development from Ivy non HYP Latest GPA 4.08 Cumulative 3.2 Dean List, Service, Agent of Change, and Public Excellence Awards) Note: Have a compelling story for the low GPA and senior and junior GPAs have been over 4.00! Relevant Coursework: Extremely research focus degree (Researched and published papers under top professors from the Latin American Institute and Department of Political Science) GMAT/GRE: Took a practice test and got a 750 (Due to health reasons, was in the hospital due to COVID19 I was unable to take the test. Nonetheless, spoke with the admissions council and they stated that for this term a GMAT or GRE was not needed Years of Work Experience: 9 Relevant Work Experience: 9 Years of Public Policy-oriented experience (From Most Current): Note: (Will write the PP part of it) - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Senior Consultant Director ( Consulting Group in Public Policy where I focused on safeguarding impoverished areas in Latin America against COVID socioeconomic consequences, Pro Bono Consulting to SMEs at risk of bankruptcy due to pandemic (75+ so far), operating in 5 South American Countries) -Founding Executive Director (NGO where I focused on strength teaching and learning across public and private schools, seeding projects from extreme poverty areas in the country (over 100 projects and 340 leaders seeded), empowering the voices of those affected by terrorism in the country) - Education & Public Policy Consultant ( Governmental council from a Country that loves Tea, where I focused education programs (girls in STEM), Higher education Transformative pp partnerships with the country based, Quant Budget protections for the Science and Tech funds) - Congressmen Advisor ( Advisor for a Congressmen in my country, created Mechanisms for citizens from distant cities to express their voices, Educational projects in Rural and Urban low-income areas, Quant analyses on regional aid and the financial impact it had) - Public and Private Partnerships Consultant ( Embassy from a Country that loves Tea, created and overlooked Capacitation projects for regional and local governments in PPP, Rural Communities empowering projects alongside Top NGOs, and PPP projects funds valuations, and portfolio) - Policy Advisor ( Ministry of Foreign affairs from my country, Overview over 45 analysts in governmental investment projects, created mechanism of Citizen and youth empowerment across the Globe for citizens, Quant and lead market research for Minister project micro and macro, and Mentored analysts on financial and policy modeling) - International Trade & Diplomacy Representative ( Ministry of Foreign affairs from my country, Mentored over 200+ young representatives from across Peru in youth empowerment forums to express their voices in their communities, Represented my country in top governmental conferences as part of the negotiation team (they wanted a youth perspective, APEC, IMF and WB, ABAC, Andean Community, between others) - Policy Analyst (Mayor's office, Assessed and monitor the viability of governmental projects (Socially and Quant), and PP projects drafting and analyses) Leadership - Fiscal Council of my country - Quantitative Consultancy Team Leader (focus on Macroeconomic scenario analysis (Effects on fiscal accounts during COVID19) and MMO 2021-2024 (Macroeconomic Multiannual Outlook) - Columbia Latin American Center - Summer lead Quantitative Researcher (Lead 14 Top Researchers focused, Human trafficking, current humanitarian situation,COVID19 pandemic, social, cultural and humanitarian effect, in Guatemala Elected Resident Body President (Coordinated the residency relocation, food security, and flights of over 45 international residents during the 2019 COVID pandemic) - United Nations Youth Assembly, World Business Dialogue (WBD), Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations - Regional Coordinator / Ambassador of the Americas ( Established 4 Strategic Alliances between conferences from Germany - Peru and the United States, measured in the increasing the professional attendants from the most vulnerable economies of the LATAM region and their wellbeing in the case of financial inestability) Quant Background: Strong Quant Background both academically and ratified profesionally with number to back it up with the results of PP projects and valuations. Academically: Finance & Quantitative Modeling for Analysts, Mathematical Methods for Quantitative Finance, Six Sigma: Define and Measure, Micro and Macro economics, International Economic Integration, Quantitative Methods, Computer Sciences for Business (Most of them at MIT, Upenn, Columbia and UPC) Research: 9 Research papers (Quant researcher) in Europe, Asia, and America top 10 Universities in PP and Political agendas Professional: Over 35+ Quant and funds projects within Latin America, Europe, and the USA (Explained in the quant and resume in order for them to combine and potentiate the strengh of this part) LORs: Really Strong Academic and Profesional, but most important they all have seen me growth throught my career, became mentors and close friends, so the LORs balance and are in route with the overall strenght of the application (Highlighting key points and increasing low points) Honors - Elected as the Regional Youth Parliamentary for my Metropolitan Region - National Honors for International Career by the State, Congress, and Government - Medal of Honor from the Congress for distinguished public service and achievements - State Medal of Honor for International Career, becoming youngest to be decorated in 199 years - Recipient of the "Order of Santiago" in the category of "Academia," becoming youngest to be initiated in 199 years Anything else? - TEDx Speaker on five occasions focusing on youth and rural area empowerment through education - Assistant Professor for College level courses in International Economic Situation, Applied Macroeconomics, Fiscal Policy, and Research Scoop and Methods - 5 Published Papers on Public Policy - Played water polo at varsity level and tennis at semi-professional level: ITF Men's World Tennis Tour (Long Ago though but left it due to injury) so Not going to put it - 4 Fluent languages (Native English and Spanish, Fluent Portuguese, French, and German) - Proficient in Python (Panda and NumPy quantitative and qualitative market analysis), Java (Algorithmic creation for trading), R Studio (Machine Learning in quantitative investments),and Microsoft Excel (IRR, NPV, Pivot Tables, Vlookups, Goal Seek) - Presidential scholar, and several academic honors scholarships) Had a lot of ECs, but think they might not be as strong as the one mention above (MUN, UN Campus Ambassador, Quant and Consulting elite columbia clubs)